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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table presents the changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):
Postretirement Benefit Plan Adjustments
 
 
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at November 30, 2012
 
 
$
(27,958
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
 
 
7,083

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
 
3,359

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
 
10,442

Balance at November 30, 2013
 
 
(17,516
)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
 
 
(3,801
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
 
1,913

Income tax expense related to items of other comprehensive income
 
 
(1,604
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
 
(3,492
)
Balance at November 30, 2014
 
 
$
(21,008
)

The amounts presented in the table above for 2013 do not include an income tax benefit or expense as any such impacts were fully offset by deferred tax asset valuation allowances recorded in those years.
The amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
Years Ended November 30,
Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Postretirement benefit plan adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of net actuarial loss
 
$
357

 
$
1,803

 
$
1,403

Amortization of prior service cost
 
1,556

 
1,556

 
1,556

Total reclassifications (a)
 
$
1,913

 
$
3,359

 
$
2,959

(a)
The accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs as further discussed in Note 20. Postretirement Benefits.
The estimated net actuarial loss and prior service cost expected to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost during 2015 are $.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively.